Essays July 2026

Lindsey Graham’s Leaves a Void

With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican Party has lost one of its most consequential foreign policy...
JST WorldWatch July 2026

Israel and the Illusion of Permanent Victory

https://youtu.be/D4AJvoyJkdo What if the greatest danger in world politics is not military weakness, but the...
THE JST INTERVIEW July 2026

Dr Sumantra Maitra on NATO, Iran and America’s strategic choices

https://youtu.be/EMv-ZVnQu6c Across this Atlantic Conversation with Jacob Heilbrunn, Dr Sumantra Maitra, Institute...
Essays July 2026

The Clash of Civilizations and Trump’s Foreign Policy

Is the Iran War a manifestation of the rise of the Clash of Civilizations as a dominant attribute of current international...
Essays July 2026

Taiwan Is No Berlin – It’s More Important for US Deterrence

What is Taiwan to the United States? Is the security of that beleaguered island a peripheral issue for the US, in which the...
Essays July 2026

Why Does China Claim Taiwan?

The most dangerous feature of international politics is the claim by China’s communist government, dating from its...
Essays July 2026

What October 7 Revealed About Institutions, Democracy, and National Strength

Every major war forces nations to discover what they are truly prepared for. In the days following Hamas's attack on...
Essays July 2026

Ukraine Is the World’s Defense Innovation Lab

The United States risks falling behind in the most important military learning environment of our time: Ukraine’s...
Editorials July 2026

Iran Failed Trump’s Test

President Donald Trump’s intransigence on Iran should not be underestimated. From the beginning, his approach followed a...
Essays July 2026

The Architecture of a Secular Iran

How the separation of religion and state could reshape citizenship, governance, and national life in a democratic Iran...
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